Class 5 GK Worksheet: Indian Dances and Art
Remember (Dance and its home): Classical: Kathak – Uttar Pradesh, Bharatanatyam – Tamil Nadu, Kathakali and Mohiniyattam – Kerala, Kuchipudi – Andhra Pradesh, Odissi – Odisha, Manipuri – Manipur, Sattriya – Assam. Folk: Bhangra and Giddha – Punjab, Garba and Dandiya Raas – Gujarat, Bihu – Assam, Lavani – Maharashtra, Ghoomar – Rajasthan, Yakshagana – Karnataka. Painting: Madhubani – Bihar, Warli – Maharashtra, Gond – Madhya Pradesh, Tanjore – Tamil Nadu, Kalighat – West Bengal, Phad – Rajasthan.
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- 1.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Lavani come from? (a) Rajasthan (b) Karnataka (c) Maharashtra (d) Gujarat
- 2.True or false: the classical dance Odissi comes from Odisha. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🎨 Which state does Gond painting come from? (a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Tamil Nadu (c) Bihar (d) Maharashtra
- 4.🎨 Which state does Phad painting come from? (a) Tamil Nadu (b) West Bengal (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Rajasthan
- 5.Which painting style comes from Tamil Nadu? (a) Phad painting (b) Kalighat painting (c) Madhubani painting (d) Tanjore painting
- 6.Which classical dance comes from Tamil Nadu? (a) Kathak (b) Sattriya (c) Kathakali (d) Bharatanatyam
- 7.Which painting style comes from Maharashtra? (a) Phad painting (b) Madhubani painting (c) Warli painting (d) Tanjore painting
- 8.🪔 A diya is a small lamp usually made of ___. (a) glass (b) clay (c) paper (d) plastic
- 9.True or false: the classical dance Kathak comes from Uttar Pradesh. (a) True (b) False
- 10.Which folk dance comes from Punjab? (a) Giddha (b) Garba (c) Yakshagana (d) Bihu
- 11.Which painting style comes from West Bengal? (a) Madhubani painting (b) Kalighat painting (c) Phad painting (d) Tanjore painting
- 12.💃 Which state does the classical dance Odissi come from? (a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Uttar Pradesh (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Odisha
- 13.True or false: the classical dance Kathakali comes from Kerala. (a) False (b) True
- 14.Which classical dance comes from Kerala? (a) Sattriya (b) Kathakali (c) Odissi (d) Kathak
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bharatanatyam (b) Garba (c) Bhangra (d) Lavani
- 16.🎭 Is Manipuri a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
- 17.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Dandiya Raas come from? (a) Punjab (b) Maharashtra (c) Assam (d) Gujarat
- 18.🎭 Is Sattriya a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kathak (b) Bharatanatyam (c) Lavani (d) Mohiniyattam
- 20.Which folk dance comes from Rajasthan? (a) Giddha (b) Dandiya Raas (c) Ghoomar (d) Lavani
- 21.🥁 Which state does the folk dance Bihu come from? (a) Maharashtra (b) Punjab (c) Rajasthan (d) Assam
- 22.Which classical dance comes from Manipur? (a) Manipuri (b) Sattriya (c) Kathakali (d) Mohiniyattam
- 23.🎨 Which state does Madhubani painting come from? (a) Maharashtra (b) Tamil Nadu (c) West Bengal (d) Bihar
- 24.Which painting style comes from Madhya Pradesh? (a) Kalighat painting (b) Madhubani painting (c) Warli painting (d) Gond painting
- 25.💃 Which state does the classical dance Manipuri come from? (a) Assam (b) Odisha (c) Kerala (d) Manipur
- 26.True or false: the classical dance Sattriya comes from Andhra Pradesh. (a) True (b) False
- 27.True or false: the classical dance Sattriya comes from Assam. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🎭 Is Garba a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) folk (b) classical
- 29.💃 Which state does the classical dance Bharatanatyam come from? (a) Tamil Nadu (b) Manipur (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Odisha
- 30.Which folk dance comes from Karnataka? (a) Yakshagana (b) Garba (c) Bhangra (d) Ghoomar
- 31.Which painting style comes from Bihar? (a) Warli painting (b) Madhubani painting (c) Tanjore painting (d) Kalighat painting
- 32.Which classical dance comes from Uttar Pradesh? (a) Kathak (b) Kathakali (c) Mohiniyattam (d) Odissi
- 33.🎭 Is Kathakali a classical dance or a folk dance? (a) classical (b) folk
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Kathak (b) Manipuri (c) Dandiya Raas (d) Odissi
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Bhangra (b) Dandiya Raas (c) Kuchipudi (d) Bihu
- 36.Which classical dance comes from Assam? (a) Manipuri (b) Mohiniyattam (c) Odissi (d) Sattriya
- 37.Which classical dance comes from Kerala? (a) Mohiniyattam (b) Bharatanatyam (c) Odissi (d) Sattriya
- 38.🎨 Which state does Tanjore painting come from? (a) Rajasthan (b) Madhya Pradesh (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Maharashtra
- 39.💃 Which state does the classical dance Mohiniyattam come from? (a) Kerala (b) Manipur (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Odisha
- 40.Which classical dance comes from Andhra Pradesh? (a) Bharatanatyam (b) Kathak (c) Kuchipudi (d) Kathakali
Answer key
- Maharashtra
- True
- Madhya Pradesh
- Rajasthan
- Tanjore painting
- Bharatanatyam
- Warli painting
- clay
- True
- Giddha
- Kalighat painting
- Odisha
- True
- Kathakali
- Bharatanatyam
- classical
- Gujarat
- classical
- Lavani
- Ghoomar
- Assam
- Manipuri
- Bihar
- Gond painting
- Manipur
- False
- True
- folk
- Tamil Nadu
- Yakshagana
- Madhubani painting
- Kathak
- classical
- Dandiya Raas
- Kuchipudi
- Sattriya
- Mohiniyattam
- Tamil Nadu
- Kerala
- Kuchipudi
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